10 epic sledges from Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is unarguably one of the greatest players of this generation. One wouldn’t find too many players as popular as him. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Kohli is a brand himself. His stature has resulted in him grabbing the headlines, no matter what. Thus, this has prompted everyone to keep observing him. The media and cameras always have a close look at each and every move Kohli makes on the field. His fierce spirit just adds fuel to the fire. As Kohli has had a huge history of getting involved in Sledges intentionally or unintentionally, he has been a part of several arguments on the field. Today, let’s take a look at- Let's look at the top 10 famous sledges from Virat Kohli 10) Virat Kohli and James Anderson in 2021 Virat Kohli and James Anderson. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images) This is one of the most recent incidents which has managed to grab the headlines all over the world. The Indian skipper and Jimmy Anderson have had their own rivalry for a really long time. Irrespective of their legacies, they were involved in an ugly incident this time around. Tempers flared between Virat Kohli and James Anderson on the fourth day of the second Test between India and England at Lord’s. During India’s second innings, India’s superstar and England’s superstar had a verbal spat at the non-striker’s end. The two had a go at each other, not once, not twice but thrice in quick succession Everything started a day earlier as on Day 3, Bumrah welcomed the English pacer with several fiery bouncers. Anderson seemingly didn’t like it and In reply, Kohli had a go at Anderson the next day by telling him that this wasn’t his backyard. The Indian legend even dropped the F-bomb on Jimmy. 9) Virat Kohli and Tabraiz Shamsi in 2018 Tabraiz Shamsi and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The year 2018 belonged to Kohli. While he was scoring runs for fun back then, he also sledged his former RCB teammate Tabraiz Shamsi. It was the Proteas spinner who first had a go at Kohli while he was batting. The Indian captain wasn’t the one to hold back and thus, gave Shamsi a taste of his own medicine when Shamsi came to bat. He kept asking him if he had his chest pad on. “Chest pad Shammo (Shamsi), you have a chest pad on,” Kohli chirped as the stump mic did the rest. The Proteas bowler barely lasted a ball as he got out while attempting a big shot off Kuldeep Yadav. India went on to win this series 5-1 and Virat Kohli went on to win the player of the series award. The batting maestro scored three centuries in this ODI series as well. 8) Virat Kohli and Steve Smith in 2014 Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Steve Smith and Virat Kohli are unarguably the biggest names of cricket currently. Seldom would you find a rivalry as iconic as the Smith-Kohli rivalry. However, this incident took place before the two of them became absolute legends of the game. This happened during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014/2015 where Steve Smith was smashing Indian bowlers to all corners of the park. When Rohit Sharma was bowling to the Aussie superstar, the ball hit his pads and he appealed only to get absolutely no response from the umpire. Despite that, Sharma continued to appeal to which Smith got frustrated. This frustrated Kohli who went to the Aussie and started to argue with him. The RCB captain even went on to tell Smith to “Stay in his limits” which the Aussie batsman seemingly ignored. Warner then tried to curb the situation and pacified the two, this was the beginning of a new era between two of the greatest players of the 2010s as their rivalry managed to get the best out of them. 7) Virat Kohli and Mitchell Johnson in 2014 Virat Kohli and Mitchell Johnson. (Photo Source: Getty Images) This occurred in the same series where Smith and Kohli had an argument. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014/2015 was famous for the number of ugly incidents it had. The “Fire meets fire” phrase would perfectly describe this situation. India’s number 4 batsman in Tests arrived on the crease after the dismissal of Cheteshwar Pujara and was welcomed by the Aussie pace attack with a lot of short balls. Suddenly, an instance on the field happened that attracted a big controversy. The Indian skipper played the ball towards Johnson, who soon picked the ball and attempted a non-existent run-out. However, the ball directly hit Kohli, who looked in pain. Both of them suddenly got riled up after this and a few words were exchanged between the two. Kohli then ended up scoring a marvellous 169 6) Virat Kohli and Tim Paine in 2018 Virat Kohli and Tim Paine. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Things got so heated during the incident that even the umpires couldn’t stop the two from having a go at each other. This occurred during the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018/2019. While Tim Paine was generally referred to as the”Mr Nice guy” all along, even he didn’t hold back this time around. On Day-3 of that game, Paine was on the strike when the Indian skipper said, “If he messes it up, it’s 2-0 in the series,”. This didn’t sit well with the Aussie skipper as he came out all guns blazing the next day in order to give it back to Kohli. Things got ugly on the field and a lot of inappropriate words were exchanged between the two skippers. At one point, the on-field umpire Chris Gaffaney had to come in between the two players in order to separate them. Moreover, he reminded both the players that they are the skipper of their respective sides. Kohli then gave Paine a long send-off after the Aussie wicketkeeper was dismissed. Paine then ended up sledging again in the 4th innings as Australia went on to win the match by 146 runs. 5) Virat Kohli and Kesrick Williams in 2019 Kesrick Williams and virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter) This incident not only grabbed the headlines but also ended up becoming a meme. The rivalry between the Indian captain and the Windies pacer was running throughout the series between West Indies and India. The seeds of this incident were planted way back in 2017. After Williams dismissed Kohli in a T20I match in 2017, he did his trademark notebook celebration. Kohli did the same in 2019 after hitting Williams in the first T20I. He had hit the Windies pacer for three sixes and a four. The Indian captain later clarified that he meant no disrespect. “Williams had given me the notebook when he dismissed me in Jamaica, so I remembered it from there. We gave each other a high-five later. Play hard but respect the opponent,” Kohli said after the match. One can watch this moment over and over again! 4) Virat Kohli and Ollie Robinson in 2021 Virat Kohli and Ollie Robinson. (Photo Source: Twitter) This is the most recent amongst all the incidents featuring Virat Kohli sledging the opponents. However, unlike the previous one, this was an absolutely “No Nonsense” scenario as the Indian captain seemed pretty furious while Sledging Ollie Robinson. The fifth and final day at Lord’s was an absolute cracker of a contest, to say the least. After England had a batting collapse, They needed to save the Test match with three wickets in hand. Ollie Robinson was the batsman and Kohli had a go at him. Kohli’s voice got recorded on the stumps mics and a Twitter user shared the video. Indicating to Robinson, Kohli said, “Pujj (Pujara), How boring was your innings? Maybe, that’s how you survive in a test match.” Calling Robinson “big mouth,” the Indian skipper said, “Come on, Gonna bring your sheets today?” 3) Virat Kohli and Rubel Hossain in 2011 Virat Kohli and Rubel Hossain. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images) Virat Kohli was just a talented star and not an all-time great back in 2011. However, even back then, he never held himself back and always spoke his mind out on the field. This incident occurred in the opening match of the World Cup (WC) in 2011. Virat Kohli and the Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain were rivals since their U-19 days and continued it. They then had a heated moment during the 2011 WC. Kohli was seen abusing the Bangladesh seamer after defending a ball off him. Apparently, Kohli abused him and asked him to get back to his bowling. The Bangladeshi pacer, later on, went to reveal that Kohli used to sledge a lot, even during his U-19 days. Both of them played together in the 2008 U-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in which Kohli led India to victory and thus, began his legacy. 2) Virat Kohli and Brad Haddin in 2014 Virat Kohli and Brad Haddin. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) As mentioned earlier, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014/15 had a lot of sledging. Things got heated up more often than not. However, this incident involving Virat Kohli and Brad Haddin tops all of them. The engaging verbal dual between the two occurred during the fifth and final day of the third cricket Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. While the Indian batsman was batting, he survived a run-out chance. After the incident, Brad Haddin started saying “It’s all about you. It’s all about you” while clapping his hands in Kohli’s direction. Kohli appeared to gesture in the direction of the umpires, apparently in protest of the Australians’ needling which was audible on Channel Nine’s stump microphone. Kohli then continued it when the Aussie wicketkeeper walked out to bat with the game in the balance on Monday. As Haddin asked for and marked centre, a chirpy Kohli shadowed the batsman in a fashion more commonly associated with AFL taggers. 1) Virat Kohli and James Faulkner in 2016 Virat Kohli and James Faulkner. (Photo Source: Twitter) Arguably one of the most famous incidents of all time, Kohli and Faulkner indulged in offensive banter on the field. The Indian captain is someone who would always give it back to the opposition no matter what. Thus, he replied to the Aussie all-rounder in his own style. In the ODI series between Australia and India in the third ODI, Faulkner tried to sledge Kohli when he was batting. “You tried to smash me there, but you failed.” is what he said. India’s number 3 in ODIs then gave it back to him when he was in the non-striker’s end. “I’ve smashed you enough in my life. Don’t waste your time, go bowl.” is what Kohli replied to Jimmy Faulkner. The Aussie then replied to him by saying something in the lines of “Yeah b***h we’ll see who’s wasting time after the match”. This video of Kohli and Faulkner sledging each other went viral as well.

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